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November 22, 2012 Issue 258-16-24
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NE Power Farming Show . . . . . . 7-10 FFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16, 18, 21-26 Weather Al Dutcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Country Living House Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Lighter Side
NRDs Race to Get New Republican River Project Operational by Summer Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub ALMA — The race is on to complete the purchase of a Lincoln County farm, drill wells and build pipelines for a project to enhance Republican and South Platte river flows with groundwater by next summer. In October, four southwest Nebraska natural resources districts
(NRDs) — Upper, Middle and Lower Republican, and Twin Platte — announced plans to purchase 19,300 acres of farmland in southern Lincoln County, of which 16,000 is irrigated, for $83 million. The property is owned by a group of investors from Delaware. Three-quarters of the acres are in the Republican Basin, and onequarter is in the South Platte Basin.
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The project will help the three Republican Basin NRDs meet their responsibilities for 1943 Republican River compact compliance, specifically to ensure adequate flows to Kansas. Twin Platte’s one-fourth share of the water will be used to reduce streamflow depletions in the South Platte River. Continued on page 18
Lee Pitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Markets Grains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Government Report Government Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ag Management Central Platte Natural Resources District to Pay $8,000 Per Acre-Foot for Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Livestock News Heartland Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Production News Ag Groups Differ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
MARKET GLANCE Livestock and Products, Weekly Average
Crops, Daily Spot Prices Year Ago 4 Wks Ago 11/9/12
Nebraska Slaughter Steer 35-65% Choice, Live Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$126.39 124.99 123.89 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame, 550-600# . . . . . . . . . . . .158.476 163.67 162.60 Med & Large Frame, 750-800 # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151.48 151.17 140.89 Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750# Carcass . . . . . . . . . .189.92 191.15 193.14 Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82.24 81.52 77.88 Feeder Pigs, National Direct, 50#, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . .* * * Pork Carcass Cutout, 185#, 51-52% Lean . . . . . . . . .91.19 86.27 85.88 Slaughter Lambs, Ch. & Pr.,Heavy, SD Dir. . . . . . . . .167.50 89.00 92.63 Nat. Carcass Lamb Cutout, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411.25 309.56 303.30
Wheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.22 Corn, No. 2, Yellow, Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.44 Soybeans, No. 1 Yellow Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.60 Grain Sorg. No. 2 Yellow, Dorchester, cwt . . . . . . . . .10.84 Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, MN, bu. . . . . . . . . . .3.39
8.08 7.48 14.38 12.63 4.07
8.53 7.44 14.31 12.57 3.79
Hay (per ton) Alfalfa, Lrg. Sq. Bales Good to Prem., NE Neb. . . . . .190.00 Alfalfa, Lrg. Rounds, Good, Platte Valley, . . . . . . . . .132.50 Grass Hay, Lrg. Rounds, Premium, Neb., . . . . . . . . .92.50 Dried Distillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231.50 Wet Distillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76.00 * No market.
237.50 255.00 215.00 215.00 190.00 212.50 272.50 285.25 104.00 107.25
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